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so he now owns the reins of government in egypt. i think the other calculation he has, why is he doing this on the heels of the hamas cease-fire? excuse me. i think it's because he wants the deal that the united states gave mubarak eye will support you in foreign policy in the region, you lead domestic internal running of the country it me. i think that is what is going to unfold in front of us. >> shannon: do you think the u.s. as relates to the cease-fire was too effusive in the praise from secretary of state clinton, and now what does the white house do? they have remained quiet. we have a statement from the state department, but nothing from the white house so far. >> i don't think the praise -- morsi's certainly deserving credit to help to broker the peace. and the administration play aid vital role in that and they deserve credit. the larger issue is a revolutionary change in the middle-east. it is the foreign policy surprise of this administration, as 9/11 was for bush. and how we cope with this. our disengagement policy in t
so he now owns the reins of government in egypt. i think the other calculation he has, why is he doing this on the heels of the hamas cease-fire? excuse me. i think it's because he wants the deal that the united states gave mubarak eye will support you in foreign policy in the region, you lead domestic internal running of the country it me. i think that is what is going to unfold in front of us. >> shannon: do you think the u.s. as relates to the cease-fire was too effusive in the praise...
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aid to egypt unless he steps up even more. today senator graham, two others republicans said -- put out this tough statement saying, quote: we urge president morsey to act swiftly to stop the smuggling of weapons to gaza sinai toll sovereignty stability and national security. what they are talking about there is the fact that iran has been spreading weapons to hamas. then those weapons rained down on israel. in order to get to hamas, they have to go through egypt. what republicans are the hill are doing is trying to put even more pressure on president morsey to say okay you have taken one step here to try to forge a little bit of peace but now cut off those weapons, trace. >> trace: ed henry live for us at the white house. thank you. the nation that helped broker the cease-fire between israel and hamas dealing with some problems of its own. [explosion] protest iters in cairo fire bombed the studio of the broadcaster al jazeera and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate an end to the violence. the rallies began monday,
aid to egypt unless he steps up even more. today senator graham, two others republicans said -- put out this tough statement saying, quote: we urge president morsey to act swiftly to stop the smuggling of weapons to gaza sinai toll sovereignty stability and national security. what they are talking about there is the fact that iran has been spreading weapons to hamas. then those weapons rained down on israel. in order to get to hamas, they have to go through egypt. what republicans are the hill...
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last week's egypt prime minister visited with them and promised egypt's support and promised their actions would not go unnoticed. palestinian leaders have upped their demands in negotiations calling for the end of israel's five-year blockade on gaza and also calling for a pledge by israel not to fire on the territory again and an international deal ensuring that israel would keep its word. but back in the united states senator john mccain called for the u.s. to offer its own mediator to try to bring out a permanent truce. >> the united states of america has got to push as hard as we can to resolve this israeli/palestinian issue. so many events hinge on making that process go forward. find someone even as high ranking, frankly, as former president bill clinton to go and be the negotiator. i know he'd hate me for saying that, but we need a person of enormous prestige and influence to have these parties sit down together as an honest broker, but we have a lot of work to do to regain some credibility because we're crumbling all over the middle east. >>> any moment now president obama is set t
last week's egypt prime minister visited with them and promised egypt's support and promised their actions would not go unnoticed. palestinian leaders have upped their demands in negotiations calling for the end of israel's five-year blockade on gaza and also calling for a pledge by israel not to fire on the territory again and an international deal ensuring that israel would keep its word. but back in the united states senator john mccain called for the u.s. to offer its own mediator to try to...
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there's been a peace treaty between israel and egypt. now the nooyi egyptian leader, he's muslim brotherhood. guest what, his cousins are muslim brotherhood hamas. he has a very narrow line to walk. on the one hand if he looks like he's supporting the muslim brotherhood, hamas going up against israel he has to face the wrath of the united states and the pocketbook of the united states. if he doesn't look like he's supporting them he has his own islamist factions inside egypt who will say who needs i we could have had hosni mubarak for this type of reaction. martha: how is this going to play out? >> it remains to be seen. the israelis have gone through full mobilization, they are ready to om it's a costly thing in time and material and money, so for them to do this on a bluff, that is not happening. but they have to also look, this is not just urban combat, gaza has been hollowed out underneath. there are tunnels all over the place between buildings, so as a conventional force advances the bad guys drop down, run through the tunnels and c
there's been a peace treaty between israel and egypt. now the nooyi egyptian leader, he's muslim brotherhood. guest what, his cousins are muslim brotherhood hamas. he has a very narrow line to walk. on the one hand if he looks like he's supporting the muslim brotherhood, hamas going up against israel he has to face the wrath of the united states and the pocketbook of the united states. if he doesn't look like he's supporting them he has his own islamist factions inside egypt who will say who...
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aid to egypt now could be in jep jeopardy. we broker add cease-fire which is incredibly fragile, but this is not acceptable, not what the american taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress towards democracy. >> mccain says the u.s. could as marshal world public opinion against morsi, harris. >> harris: what about the democrats and their tone? it seems they were kind of going back and forth on their reaction. >> everyone is anxious to see what happens next and they're waiting to see, bun democratic congressman stressed the importance of patience and diplomacy. we're going to go in there and bully them into doing the right thing, why diplomacy is so important here and the way we do it is so important. we have to try to influence behind the scenes. >> and the egyps stock markets are going to dive in the wake of this, dropping nearly ten parents, harris. >> harris: thank you very much. fox confirming republican peter king will step down as part of the house homeland security committee. congressman k
aid to egypt now could be in jep jeopardy. we broker add cease-fire which is incredibly fragile, but this is not acceptable, not what the american taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress towards democracy. >> mccain says the u.s. could as marshal world public opinion against morsi, harris. >> harris: what about the democrats and their tone? it seems they were kind of going back and forth on their reaction. >> everyone is anxious to see what...
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. >>> breaking news from egypt. thousands of protesters gathered in tahrir square. 6:15 at night there, many have been chanting step down in reaction to the decree issue by egypt's new president that grants him absolute power. the sixth straight day of protest after morsi issued his decree last thursday. earlier today, the protest turning violent on a street near tahrir square. at least three protesters have been killed since the weekend. nbc live from cairo. and the crowd in tahrir square has been growing, building over the past hours. explain what we're seeing now. >> reporter: well, behind me, probably tens of thousands of egyptians have gathered, been here since the early hours of the morning. in fact, some have been camped out for the past six days. many songs, chants, slogans reminiscent of two years ago, calling on the same things they did two years ago, which is for the president of egypt to step down. they've changed the name, obviously, to reflect egypt's new islamist president. you mentioned that incident
. >>> breaking news from egypt. thousands of protesters gathered in tahrir square. 6:15 at night there, many have been chanting step down in reaction to the decree issue by egypt's new president that grants him absolute power. the sixth straight day of protest after morsi issued his decree last thursday. earlier today, the protest turning violent on a street near tahrir square. at least three protesters have been killed since the weekend. nbc live from cairo. and the crowd in tahrir...
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gregg: want to show you brand new pictures, clashes in egypt. the president there, muhammad morsi, giving himself far-reaching powers that no one inside the country can question, and there have been a lot of violent protests in reaction to it. critics are saying that he is putting himself, morsi, above the law, giving himself absolute immunity and others who abide by his rules as well. well, the people have taken to the streets. they don't like it one bit. and there you see just some of the pictures. the confrontation between morsi's police and the protesters. we'll have more on this in a live report next. gregg: a fresh round of violence causing new concerns about the cease-fire between israel and hamas. while the truce appears to be holding for now a deadly conflict between israeli troops and palestinian protestors combined with that fatal bus bombing is leaving some people to wonder just how long this so-called cease-fire will last. leland vittert joins us live in our jerusalem bureau. leland, what is hamas saying about all of this? >> hamas
gregg: want to show you brand new pictures, clashes in egypt. the president there, muhammad morsi, giving himself far-reaching powers that no one inside the country can question, and there have been a lot of violent protests in reaction to it. critics are saying that he is putting himself, morsi, above the law, giving himself absolute immunity and others who abide by his rules as well. well, the people have taken to the streets. they don't like it one bit. and there you see just some of the...
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israel, the city of gaza, or egypt. doctor bed and invasion. speak to the president is planning to head this weekend to the east. he said this is part of a previously planned trip. how do you see a? >> jenna, i would disagree. i don't think the role is for him to be a mediator as president. i think it is to be a strong supporter of israel. he has been under rocket fire for months. they have obtained iranian missiles which are being used to target border communities and the industrial heartland of israel. a weapons factory in sudan was a missile producing factory. the fact of the matter is that hamas has been gearing up to target israel for months. speak to be specific. what does that look like? >> the u.s. has got to allow benjamin netanyahu to do what he needs to do. he needs to go in there and clean up these long-range iranian missiles that threaten israel. that threaten his population and the industrial heartland. we would expect our president to president to support us if terrorists were bombing from mexico into dallas or houston. we would
israel, the city of gaza, or egypt. doctor bed and invasion. speak to the president is planning to head this weekend to the east. he said this is part of a previously planned trip. how do you see a? >> jenna, i would disagree. i don't think the role is for him to be a mediator as president. i think it is to be a strong supporter of israel. he has been under rocket fire for months. they have obtained iranian missiles which are being used to target border communities and the industrial...
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egypt's lead errs in the middle of the dispute and say a cease-fire between the two sides is possible. mohamed morsi met with leaders in turkey and qatar and ahead of hamm as. there are no guarantees but he's working to secure a cease-fire. benjamin netanyahu is willing to discuss a cease-fire when hamas agrees to stop rocket fire from gaza. >>> lawmakers debating over the woman expected to be nominated to lead the state department. there are reports president obama will nominate susan rice to the post to replace hillary clinton. rice is currently the ambassador to the united nations. some republicans are upset over her handling of the deadly libya attacks. the "meet the press" moderator david gregory points out a similar issue out of the bush administration. >> condoleezza rice, also nominated to be secretary of state. she had, of course, publicly said all kinds of things about iraq, based on intelligence that turned out to be absolutely wrong. and yet they felt that despite that, she should be supported. so is it hypocritical for them to say susan rice should not be supported becaus
egypt's lead errs in the middle of the dispute and say a cease-fire between the two sides is possible. mohamed morsi met with leaders in turkey and qatar and ahead of hamm as. there are no guarantees but he's working to secure a cease-fire. benjamin netanyahu is willing to discuss a cease-fire when hamas agrees to stop rocket fire from gaza. >>> lawmakers debating over the woman expected to be nominated to lead the state department. there are reports president obama will nominate susan...
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transition towards democracy. >> shepard: also today secretary of state hillary clinton reached out to egypt's foreign minister to discuss the crisis. where are we? steve harrigan with the news live tonight from cairo. steve? >> shepard, we're hearing some pretty regular small explosions behind us right now. that is tear gas being fired. so much tear gas has been fired in this section of cairo in the past four days it's basically hanging here like a cloud. today we saw president morsey make some attempt at compromise reaching out to some of his harshest critics, the chief judges here in cairo trying to assure him that the powers that he assumed are only temporary and only apply to, quote: sovereign matters without really defining what those sovereign matters are or changing the decrees that gave him that power in any way. those moves are unlikely to satisfy the protesters out on the street and tomorrow they're planning a major march against the president. initially there was a second march planned as well. this time why the muslim brotherhood in support of the president. they cancelled that on
transition towards democracy. >> shepard: also today secretary of state hillary clinton reached out to egypt's foreign minister to discuss the crisis. where are we? steve harrigan with the news live tonight from cairo. steve? >> shepard, we're hearing some pretty regular small explosions behind us right now. that is tear gas being fired. so much tear gas has been fired in this section of cairo in the past four days it's basically hanging here like a cloud. today we saw president...
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and keep in mind that this is a new phase for egypt now. even though they had -- who was the ruler before? mubarak. even though he was a dictator and did some horrible things, he was a friend of the united states. now it's just a huge question mark. egypt is the central player, as far as the survivalability of israel in this part of the world. so who knows what's going to happen next? morsi is holding a tremendous amount of power. >> brian: senator mccain says hey, obama, you got to condemn this guy. listen. >> this is not what the united states of america taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress towards democracy, which you promised the people of egypt when your party and you were elected president. stop. stop renown the statement and the move that he just made. allow the judiciary to function. if the judiciary is flawed in some way, then that is an illness that can be cured over time of the but absolutely to assume this kind of power is unacceptable to the united states of america. and then we can outline
and keep in mind that this is a new phase for egypt now. even though they had -- who was the ruler before? mubarak. even though he was a dictator and did some horrible things, he was a friend of the united states. now it's just a huge question mark. egypt is the central player, as far as the survivalability of israel in this part of the world. so who knows what's going to happen next? morsi is holding a tremendous amount of power. >> brian: senator mccain says hey, obama, you got to...
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more protests rock egypt as critics of the president take to the streets there. huge crowds gathering in cairo and other cities, they want the president to resign. president muhammad morsi hopes to ease the tension, he's backing off a decree that places him above the law. so far, though, it's not enough to satisfy the concerns of his critics. steve harrigan streaming live for us from cairo right now. steve? >> reporter: jon, these are the biggest and the largest anti-presidential crowds we've seen, and they're still pouring in by the thousands. we can hear them chanting behind us, we want the regime to leave. these protests are a mix of different kinds of political parties, some of whom are secularists, others national i'm sorries, a real mix of young and old too. they seem to be united by an anger, the president gave himself the ability to issue acts that can't be reviewed by the courts. the president himself met a show of compromise yesterday, he met with some of his critics here in cairo. he said his powers were only temporary, and they would only apply to mat
more protests rock egypt as critics of the president take to the streets there. huge crowds gathering in cairo and other cities, they want the president to resign. president muhammad morsi hopes to ease the tension, he's backing off a decree that places him above the law. so far, though, it's not enough to satisfy the concerns of his critics. steve harrigan streaming live for us from cairo right now. steve? >> reporter: jon, these are the biggest and the largest anti-presidential crowds...
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the cover of the egypt daily news website today proclaimed egypt's new pharaoh. a chip off the old mubarak block. and morsi, lincoln in deguise or another mubarak. and the stock market didn't think this was a good move either. it plunged 10%. stocks opened down today and barely moved up by the end of the day. so this new president in egypt in which the united states has placed so much hope, starting to look too much like the dictator he replad and is he the leader of an islamist government that will become more and more extreme, threatening america? on the phone with us tonight, the founder of egypt's freedom party and ed hussein joins me here. ed, i want to start with you. morsi was credited with brokering that cease fire between israel and hamas. it seems within hours, he swept away with all these powers, saying his word will ride over judges. was he taking advantage of his success? >> without doubt, he knew he had enough political capital to make this move and just before, he had signed a deal with the imf for a $4 billion loan program. he thought he had enoug
the cover of the egypt daily news website today proclaimed egypt's new pharaoh. a chip off the old mubarak block. and morsi, lincoln in deguise or another mubarak. and the stock market didn't think this was a good move either. it plunged 10%. stocks opened down today and barely moved up by the end of the day. so this new president in egypt in which the united states has placed so much hope, starting to look too much like the dictator he replad and is he the leader of an islamist government that...
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a lot what is said about the future of egypt, future of ruling in egypt, what about you're relationship as well. it is a big story for the middle east especially for our national security as we continue to watch the dynamic in the region. we thank ash so much. we'll stay close to him on the ground in cairo. we'll be back with more i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick me, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. jenna: let's continue our conversation on what's happening in egypt now with michael singh, former senior director of middle eastern affairs at national security council. and managing director of near east policy at the washington institute. as we take live shots of tahrir square, we heard someone on the ground a businessman, a christian, says i work with moderate muslims, i work with
a lot what is said about the future of egypt, future of ruling in egypt, what about you're relationship as well. it is a big story for the middle east especially for our national security as we continue to watch the dynamic in the region. we thank ash so much. we'll stay close to him on the ground in cairo. we'll be back with more i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick me, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male...
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in egypt it is turning violent. thousands are taking to the streets to protest their new president. we like in cairo. >> super storm sandy didn't just damage thousands of homes but also making a lot of people sick. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." first from 3:00, black friday bargain hunters are out in force today. don't get in the middle of that crowd, an estimated 11,000 bargain hunters coming into macy's flag ship store the iconic department store opening at midnight but some stores 07ing at 8:00 p.m. thanksgiving night with walmart and toys 'r us and sears sears and many tart locations opened at 9:00 p.m. to get a leg up on the competition. despite criticism that the early start would keep workers from spending thanksgiving with their families. it remains to be seen if the early openings pay off. economists watching it closely considering the consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of the u.s. economy. james has the latest on the planned walmart workers strike but, first, live from chicago. steve, hour the so-called brick and mort
in egypt it is turning violent. thousands are taking to the streets to protest their new president. we like in cairo. >> super storm sandy didn't just damage thousands of homes but also making a lot of people sick. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." first from 3:00, black friday bargain hunters are out in force today. don't get in the middle of that crowd, an estimated 11,000 bargain hunters coming into macy's flag ship store the...
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said this. >> the people of egypt have spoken. their voices have been heard, and egypt will never be the same. for egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day. >> you know that is just simply naive. i think the president is well-intentioned but this is a region, the entire greater middle east, with no tradition of democracy, except for israel of course, a transplant. and literally for 5,000 years, perhaps longer there has been nothing but dictatorships, empire tph-s one form os in one form or another. the people are struggling to learn democracy. when they become frustrated -- morsi's view of democracy is, hey, i won the election, now i'm king. megyn: what role do you think it had, if any, the praise that we gave to mr. morsi in the wake of his role in brokering a truce between hamas and israel last week >> that was strategic idiotcy. hamas was on the ropes, israel was winning on points. morsi stepped in and basically rescued hamas and got the cease-fire. our president, secretary of sta
said this. >> the people of egypt have spoken. their voices have been heard, and egypt will never be the same. for egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day. >> you know that is just simply naive. i think the president is well-intentioned but this is a region, the entire greater middle east, with no tradition of democracy, except for israel of course, a transplant. and literally for 5,000 years, perhaps longer there has been nothing but...
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and now that hamas has broken with damascus and is gravitating toward egypt egypt is the really big player here. it has several interests. it doesn't want to become responsible for gaza. it doesn't want the israelis to bomb cairo when a bomb comes from gaza but it would like to mediate an end to this crisis. >> jennifer: hussein said that he -- if i heard him correctly that iran and hamas, their ties were not as strong as many believe in terms of the weapons that are being supplied to hamas. is that your understanding as well? >> well, there had been a relationship between iran and hamas but what hussein was correctly saying was that hamas was in a position of supporting the iranians and the government in syria or of supporting the revolutionaries in syria who -- one large component of which is the muslim brotherhood. so most in hamas have now chosen the muslim brotherhood which means that they have broken with iran and with syria and they've instead oriented themselves toward egypt. so this is a big deal. there were a few iranian munitions that had been smuggled into gaza but most of the
and now that hamas has broken with damascus and is gravitating toward egypt egypt is the really big player here. it has several interests. it doesn't want to become responsible for gaza. it doesn't want the israelis to bomb cairo when a bomb comes from gaza but it would like to mediate an end to this crisis. >> jennifer: hussein said that he -- if i heard him correctly that iran and hamas, their ties were not as strong as many believe in terms of the weapons that are being supplied to...
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there is no authority in egypt now. he can override any decision that has been made by morsi and that will be made by morsi. in a way, he is trying to create an imperial rpresidency, an imperial presidency that basically anoints morsi as the supreme lead over egypt, period. he monstrously miscalculated. he has thrown egypt into a political and constitutional crisis. he has finally succeeded in unifying the fractured opposition. now not just the liberals and the nationalists and the leftists. millions of egyptians are outraged in morsi addressing his own office of absolute authority. >> that's the question i have though. this has sparked massive protests as we can see. he is now -- you know, he's standing his ground but he also seems to be giving a little ground. is there cause in your view, maybe from our viewpoint, western standpoint, to take a step back and let this play out a little bit before cle clairing egypt's great democracy is over. is there a chance that by the owned the day there will be a resolution and coul
there is no authority in egypt now. he can override any decision that has been made by morsi and that will be made by morsi. in a way, he is trying to create an imperial rpresidency, an imperial presidency that basically anoints morsi as the supreme lead over egypt, period. he monstrously miscalculated. he has thrown egypt into a political and constitutional crisis. he has finally succeeded in unifying the fractured opposition. now not just the liberals and the nationalists and the leftists....
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do you think the state of egypt is? are they there for the united states and israel? >> well, they are there, renal not the way it was before. but we have to live with the changes that have taken place. the egyptians are very much dependent on our assistance and our -- particularly in terms of military assistance. they don't want to see that disappear. they have absolutely no -- as far as kisee -- interest in witt would be a disaster for them. their economy is in shambles right now. they can't afford t. i think the egyptians are trying to be cooperative and helpful. even though they may not particularly like the israelis. >> jamie: knowing the middle-east as you do, ambassador, holding so many positions in the region, how much of this is a result of iran's hate for israel and the united states, just general hate and the buildup of weaponry that we suspect is going on? >> there is no question that iran is a provider of missiles to the palestinians, sudan is involved in the -- in the linkage, the way of the missiles are -
do you think the state of egypt is? are they there for the united states and israel? >> well, they are there, renal not the way it was before. but we have to live with the changes that have taken place. the egyptians are very much dependent on our assistance and our -- particularly in terms of military assistance. they don't want to see that disappear. they have absolutely no -- as far as kisee -- interest in witt would be a disaster for them. their economy is in shambles right now. they...
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egypt needs american capital. egypt needs the united states to help persuade other countries and coordinate other countries giving money to egypt to help the economy, and these kinds of steps makes it harder for the united states to do that. i think mohamed morsy understands that. i think he's looking at the u.s. reaction. and i think a measured but strong response is better than trying to shift the tides of history because i think ultimately, you can't shift tides but you can do a constructive set of steps that help people think more clearly about what they're doing. >> i know we're bouncing around a bit but i want to talk more about what's happening on the border with gaza and israel. this week, when the leader of hamas said that israel waved the white flag, he also said he was grateful to iran for their support. what is iran's role moving forward? >> well, nobody really knows that. i think if you thought that you saw spin rooms after the presidential debates i think you're seeing much more high-powered spin roo
egypt needs american capital. egypt needs the united states to help persuade other countries and coordinate other countries giving money to egypt to help the economy, and these kinds of steps makes it harder for the united states to do that. i think mohamed morsy understands that. i think he's looking at the u.s. reaction. and i think a measured but strong response is better than trying to shift the tides of history because i think ultimately, you can't shift tides but you can do a constructive...
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in ancient egypt. people were mummified to preserve bodies so they could meet up with the souls in the afterlife. in islam bodies are not cremated. it is forbidden. they're not placed in caskets. they're wrapped in a white shroud after a prayer ritual takes place. then we go ghana where we have the person's life work is commemorated in the caskets that are made for those individuals. so if you're a fisherman, you're placed in a fish casket. if you're a carpenter, you're placed in a hammer, so you get the idea. then in tibet -- and we talked about this earlier, so they have sky burials. now where does this term sky burial come from? it's not that they're buried in the sky. but when a person dies, three days after they die, they have body breakers who come out to the site of the burial location and they chop up the body. now, why do they do that? it's a way so that the vultures the and nature can take its course and so that those remains are then taken up into the sky. at least that's the idea. >> i don'
in ancient egypt. people were mummified to preserve bodies so they could meet up with the souls in the afterlife. in islam bodies are not cremated. it is forbidden. they're not placed in caskets. they're wrapped in a white shroud after a prayer ritual takes place. then we go ghana where we have the person's life work is commemorated in the caskets that are made for those individuals. so if you're a fisherman, you're placed in a fish casket. if you're a carpenter, you're placed in a hammer, so...
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you see egypt is a major block that separates sudan from gaza. how much of an impact is egypt, and how much of an impact is it to israel and some of the smuggle routes to gaza? >> well, what we're seeing is that over the last few years and more recently egypt has either chosen to turn the other way or is actually condoning the shipment by smugglers of weapons that come either, are manufactured in sudan are come through port sudan, the main port on the red sea. they move up through egypt, then move over to sinai which is very poorly policed, hand it over to smugglers there who bring it in tunnels into gaza, and from there we see it rain down on israeli civilian populations. jenna: hundreds of those smuggling tunnels. what are we doing in what is the united states doing when it comes to sudan and some of this strategy that we see iran putting into effect? >> well, we're in a difficult position. on one hand iran is -- sudan is on the u.s. state sponsor of terror list. on the other hand, we need it as or have been trying to use it as a negotiating pa
you see egypt is a major block that separates sudan from gaza. how much of an impact is egypt, and how much of an impact is it to israel and some of the smuggle routes to gaza? >> well, what we're seeing is that over the last few years and more recently egypt has either chosen to turn the other way or is actually condoning the shipment by smugglers of weapons that come either, are manufactured in sudan are come through port sudan, the main port on the red sea. they move up through egypt,...
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they say they will complain to egypt. they will not take any further action. they are citing this as an example of how israel is not to be trusted to uphold the truth. >> that is one side. i'm going to bring you in, martin. what is the israeli military saying about the situation? >> reporter: well, the prime minister's office is saying they're examining what happened. the military says that there was about 300 palestinians approached the fence and that they we they were shouting slogans. one was shot. there were several locations along the length of the fence. they haven't said -- israelis have not yet said officially what they believe happened. they said they're investigating. the issue, of course, is that that no go area which was declared a no go area by israel several years ago specifically because there were so many incidents like this, they wanted to prevent be occasions where the palestinians approached the fence where terrorists were laying land mines along the fence, also shooting israeli's across the border. they were trying keep the 300 yard no go a
they say they will complain to egypt. they will not take any further action. they are citing this as an example of how israel is not to be trusted to uphold the truth. >> that is one side. i'm going to bring you in, martin. what is the israeli military saying about the situation? >> reporter: well, the prime minister's office is saying they're examining what happened. the military says that there was about 300 palestinians approached the fence and that they we they were shouting...
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egypt today condemned this action by the israelis. the question is what else will egypt do? we will have continuing coverage of the situation there. mideast security expert joins us live to explain the implications of the action there today, where the united states stands on it. and president obama visited some of the people after -- still hurting after hurricane sandy. we'll hear from him and one of the people dealing in the aftermath. the crisis in israel, and the crisis in the aftermath of the storm, those are both coming up. >>> continuing to watch live images coming in from the gaza. this is 10:23 p.m. obviously it is hours later there and night fall has been with them for many hours. our correspondent mentioned that the israeli air force are flying this, and they have hit a lot of targets today. the question is what happens with ground troops. let's bring in the former intelligence officer of defense. mike, good of you, thank you. let's start with the ground troops. it is one thing to uh mass them and another to send them. >> it is, but are you talking about 30,000 res
egypt today condemned this action by the israelis. the question is what else will egypt do? we will have continuing coverage of the situation there. mideast security expert joins us live to explain the implications of the action there today, where the united states stands on it. and president obama visited some of the people after -- still hurting after hurricane sandy. we'll hear from him and one of the people dealing in the aftermath. the crisis in israel, and the crisis in the aftermath of...
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is egypt headed for a muslim brother take over. that is the fears of morsi crashing in streets of cairo. today's protest are not that high emotions remain raw in prepation of morsi. top judges are calling itun precedent they are calling morsi the modern day favor and fearing that he would be a dictator. i am uma live in washington. america's news head quarters starts right now. in response to the opposition in the streets was cairo. the muslim brotherhood is calling for a protest in cairo. they are joining with the latest on the developing story. steve. uma right now we are looking at what could be a show down between morsi and the country's judges here in cairo and others in the country. they say they will sphop work until the new president repeals his thursday decree that gave him the power to issue laws without oversight ask chance of them being over turned by the courts. the judges say he's trying to put himself above the law. it will be interesting to see whether all legal prosecutions come to a halt. numbers are fall down tod
is egypt headed for a muslim brother take over. that is the fears of morsi crashing in streets of cairo. today's protest are not that high emotions remain raw in prepation of morsi. top judges are calling itun precedent they are calling morsi the modern day favor and fearing that he would be a dictator. i am uma live in washington. america's news head quarters starts right now. in response to the opposition in the streets was cairo. the muslim brotherhood is calling for a protest in cairo. they...
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steve harrigan is streaming live for us from cairo, egypt. steve? >> heather, there's a showdown between egypt' new president, morsi and the chief judges throughout the country say they will not go back to work as long as the president's orders stand, basically putting anything he says, any decree he makes, above the law and not subject to the court and we could have a country where prosecution basically shuts down. as far as the protesters in cairo, they've set up tents on tahrir down from yesterday, 40,000, yesterday afternoon and it turned violent and other cities, xaalexandria and police cars set on fire and other fires set as well. the next move in the battle will shape up to be tuesday when supporters of the president plan a march and also protesters, people who feel this president is trying to set himself up as a dictator will march as well. it will be a test of which side can draw the crowds and people and which side as a momentum in a battle so far, neither side is backing down heather. >> now, some background on president morsi's rise to p
steve harrigan is streaming live for us from cairo, egypt. steve? >> heather, there's a showdown between egypt' new president, morsi and the chief judges throughout the country say they will not go back to work as long as the president's orders stand, basically putting anything he says, any decree he makes, above the law and not subject to the court and we could have a country where prosecution basically shuts down. as far as the protesters in cairo, they've set up tents on tahrir down...
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>> egypt always played a constructive role and the peace treaty that we signed in egypt serves as a strat edgic anchor. we believe that israel and egypt are on the samed. hamas is bad news in the first place for the palestinian meem. and hamas cent years since israel's pull out to acquire more weapons and arms and they turned gaza instead of a blooming prospus community it is one hugamnition dump. it has to end. the way to end the conflict is bypass hamas stopping targiting israeli innocent civilians. >> i hope it is a cease fire. >> and the president will give a press conference about this in the morning. this is it a fox news alert. paula broadwell, the jealous mistress or emaims lit up the war. and david petraeus and was seen out this evening in dick dick walking arm and arm with her husband, general petraeus remains out of sight the day after his explosive testimony on capitol hill about the deadly event in libya. in a fox news exclusive to tell us if there is any connention between the general's personal problems and the testimony concerning benghazi. steve bowlan joins us. i appreci
>> egypt always played a constructive role and the peace treaty that we signed in egypt serves as a strat edgic anchor. we believe that israel and egypt are on the samed. hamas is bad news in the first place for the palestinian meem. and hamas cent years since israel's pull out to acquire more weapons and arms and they turned gaza instead of a blooming prospus community it is one hugamnition dump. it has to end. the way to end the conflict is bypass hamas stopping targiting israeli...
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absolutely because egypt is one of two countries. the other being turkey -- that has any influence whatsoever over hamas. but right now egypt's new must be must be president, morsi, is standing four square behind the militants and reserving all his criticism for the israelis. that is a radical departure from the policies of previous egyptian president, hosni mubarak. morsi sent his prime minister to gaza today in a show of solidarity. although u.s. officials all seem reluctant to criticize egypt's actions right now. listen. >> we are encouraged that they are engaged fully in this and we appreciate the fact that prime minister went personally to try to ameal orrate the situation and will continue to work with them on the efforts that we can all take to try to deescalate. >> now, it may be that egyptian officials are saying one thing publicly for the arab street, and doing and saying different things privately. that might be why the u.s. is not criticizing president morsi of egypt right now. if indeed he means what he says, then he is
absolutely because egypt is one of two countries. the other being turkey -- that has any influence whatsoever over hamas. but right now egypt's new must be must be president, morsi, is standing four square behind the militants and reserving all his criticism for the israelis. that is a radical departure from the policies of previous egyptian president, hosni mubarak. morsi sent his prime minister to gaza today in a show of solidarity. although u.s. officials all seem reluctant to criticize...
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egypt has taken it up a notch. florida-based pastor terry jones was also sentenced. most of them live in the united states, all are outside of egypt and are probably unlikely to ever face the sentence. they say the court found the defendants guilty of harming national unity, insulting and publicly attacking islam and spreading false information through the film that mocks the profi prophet muhammad. >> a senator saying it is immoral to have big pay disparities. he says hedge fund managers make as much in a couple of minutes as navy seals do in an entire year and is arguing to a progressive group that that is wrong, morally, socially and he says it's destructive and tears apar aeu a part what holds us together. with all due respect to the navy seals, he's right they don't get paid enough. his report is that it's socially wrong and it's immoral for there to be a pay disparity like that in this country. monica your thoughts. >> first of all the united states was built on the idea of equality of opportunity not equality of outcome. what you have now, megyn is a modern de
egypt has taken it up a notch. florida-based pastor terry jones was also sentenced. most of them live in the united states, all are outside of egypt and are probably unlikely to ever face the sentence. they say the court found the defendants guilty of harming national unity, insulting and publicly attacking islam and spreading false information through the film that mocks the profi prophet muhammad. >> a senator saying it is immoral to have big pay disparities. he says hedge fund managers...
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. >> rick: but we begin with a fox news alert on the political crisis that is now unfolding in egypt, where just hours ago, the country's highest judicial body calling for a national strike. the protest of a prove by the president there, mohammed morsi granting himself sweeping new powers, a move that since resulted in the violent and widespread protests they've seen. and steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with the latest. where do the protests go from here? >> rick, the numbers are down today from what we saw on friday and we're likely to see more large scale protest demonstrations in the coming days, after sunday morning prayers and again on tuesday. what we're likely to see then are really competing margins, those who support the president, who feel like his moves are necessary, to break the log jam and to move the country forward and those who think that the president is trying to achieve a dictatorship. those who are trying to block him. so we're going to see more large scale protests and the other things to watch resignation is, three presidential aides have recently re
. >> rick: but we begin with a fox news alert on the political crisis that is now unfolding in egypt, where just hours ago, the country's highest judicial body calling for a national strike. the protest of a prove by the president there, mohammed morsi granting himself sweeping new powers, a move that since resulted in the violent and widespread protests they've seen. and steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with the latest. where do the protests go from here? >> rick, the...
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court that move sparked four days of violent street in egypt. in the protest, 13 offices of the muslim brotherhood, morsi's chief supporters were ransacked or set on fire. morsi met today with senior judges from the judiciary council looking for a compromise to halt the violence. aides say morsi might be willing to limit the scope of his decree, but not withdraw it entirely. morsi supporters say the increased powers are only temporary, until a new constitution is completed. opponents say it's a power grab and part of an attempt to instill islamic law in egypt. >> we demand the president listen to people who chose it. people elected him so he would defend the people. not to do what he pleases. >> the administration was careful with the words. not overly critical. we raised concerns. that in part answers the questions. >> they reach out for the direct communique to president morsi to act. what are you doing, what is this? >> the president as you know, spoke on numerous occasions with president morsi over the violence in gaza. and had spoken to him
court that move sparked four days of violent street in egypt. in the protest, 13 offices of the muslim brotherhood, morsi's chief supporters were ransacked or set on fire. morsi met today with senior judges from the judiciary council looking for a compromise to halt the violence. aides say morsi might be willing to limit the scope of his decree, but not withdraw it entirely. morsi supporters say the increased powers are only temporary, until a new constitution is completed. opponents say it's a...
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>> egypt is obviously in the spotlight. we don't really know exactly what the goals are for egypt. it's muddled. since taking power, the brotherhood decided to step back, you know, from the priest statements of strong support for hamas. it looks like hamas is in a better position. as steve points out. as a result of the arab spring, israelis are more vulnerable than they were a year ago. i think it is up to president obama to back up statements with serious reengaging with turkey and egypt right now. they might be having the talks but until the u.s. gets involved, i think there is not a likelihood of cease-fire. if there is one, it just seems in the absence of a political resolution, which seems hopeless at this point, it seems like it will be temporary. it won't be durable one. >> shannon: charles, talk about turkey. today, the prime minister there referred to israel as a terrorist state. that raised hackles here in washington and elsewhere. what do you make of it? >> it's win of the reason -- one of the reasons that hamas started this in the first place. they did with a barrage o
>> egypt is obviously in the spotlight. we don't really know exactly what the goals are for egypt. it's muddled. since taking power, the brotherhood decided to step back, you know, from the priest statements of strong support for hamas. it looks like hamas is in a better position. as steve points out. as a result of the arab spring, israelis are more vulnerable than they were a year ago. i think it is up to president obama to back up statements with serious reengaging with turkey and...
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all the investment egypt would need. so he's putting egypt's needs first and foremost and that suggests that actually the economic imperfect it tiff is trumping the ideological imperatives and that's actually a positive sign for the future. >> with hillary clinton going to the region and with these positive signs that morsi has already put out there and we're hearing different things from israeli radio as well as from al jazeera, what does that signal to you? >> well, i think the most important thing for secretary clinton is to make sure that the commitments that are being made are quite clear. there's no misunderstandings, and it's very important to reinforce those commitments so that the ceasefire that takes hold doesn't turn out just to be a lull before the resumption of fighting. i think that's the most important thing. secondly, i think it's very important that the secretary will not only be seeing prime minister netanyahu and president morsi but also she is going to see president abbas in ramallah. he's been the ac
all the investment egypt would need. so he's putting egypt's needs first and foremost and that suggests that actually the economic imperfect it tiff is trumping the ideological imperatives and that's actually a positive sign for the future. >> with hillary clinton going to the region and with these positive signs that morsi has already put out there and we're hearing different things from israeli radio as well as from al jazeera, what does that signal to you? >> well, i think the...
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this is in cairo, egypt. you can see the teargas wafting through the streets as protestors take to tahrir square and other places to protest against that country's new president, mohammed morsi. he has just assigned himself sweeping new powers. this comes after he helped broker that peace between -- that cease-fire between hamas and israel. perhaps thinking that he is suddenly a leader on the world stage he decided to announce that all of the decisions he has made since assuming office in january cannot be challenged by the egyptian courts. as you can see a number of especially young people in egypt none too pleased about this. they have been protesting in cairo and alexandria and other places. morsi of course an islamist, a member of the muslim brotherhood, the ideological ally of hamas. it is yet to be seen what the response will be from the obama administration to these new powers that he has awarded himself. he has also ordered a new trial for his predecessor hosni mubarak. we will continue to watch the t
this is in cairo, egypt. you can see the teargas wafting through the streets as protestors take to tahrir square and other places to protest against that country's new president, mohammed morsi. he has just assigned himself sweeping new powers. this comes after he helped broker that peace between -- that cease-fire between hamas and israel. perhaps thinking that he is suddenly a leader on the world stage he decided to announce that all of the decisions he has made since assuming office in...
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martha: is compromise possible in egypt? a power grab by the new president there, president morsi, has sparked huge violence over the course of the weekend. is egypt really better off under the new leadership and how could this affect stability in that entire volatile region? >>> next, former israeli ambassador to the united nations dan gillerman joins us in "america's newsroom" live. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or
martha: is compromise possible in egypt? a power grab by the new president there, president morsi, has sparked huge violence over the course of the weekend. is egypt really better off under the new leadership and how could this affect stability in that entire volatile region? >>> next, former israeli ambassador to the united nations dan gillerman joins us in "america's newsroom" live. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your...
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violent protests on the streets of egypt. nearly two years after an uprising saw the fall of president hosni mubarak, now another call for revolution, this time the target is his successor. it follows president mohamed morsi, granting himself sweeping new powers and among them, a temporary ban on any authority questioning or overturning his decisions. that decree leadi ining to the scenes like this one. his supporters and protesters clashing on the streets. next week a court in cairo will attempt to decide whether it is even a constitutional move. reza sayah is live for us in cairo. before we talk about how he's justifying the powers, you're getting new information on a huge move from the muslim brotherhood. reza, are you with me? we're going to work on getting -- >> reporter: brooke, the muslim brotherhood has canceled their 1 million man demonstration. of course it could energize the opposition factions behind us with their 1 million man demonstration, but there is absolutely no indication at this point that the muslim brot
violent protests on the streets of egypt. nearly two years after an uprising saw the fall of president hosni mubarak, now another call for revolution, this time the target is his successor. it follows president mohamed morsi, granting himself sweeping new powers and among them, a temporary ban on any authority questioning or overturning his decisions. that decree leadi ining to the scenes like this one. his supporters and protesters clashing on the streets. next week a court in cairo will...
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by egypt's islamist president, mohamed morsi. though country's rocky transition to democracy may hit a brick wall, two days of violent protest adding to the tension in what is already one of the most volatile regions of the world, mohamed morsi, the newly elected president and head of the muslim brotherhood giving himself near absolute power at the expense of egypt's courts and the country's justices firing back calling for a strike and protests until his decree is rescinded. and, there is this: a warning from a prominent opposition leader, that egypt's military may be forced to get involved against president morsi's wishes in an effort to restore order. let's begin with steve harrigan streaming live from cairo, protesters in full force in tahrir square, do you have any idea what is next for them? >> reporter: harris, what we are likely to see on sunday and tuesday, are, perhaps, massive street protests, not just by those who want to oust mohamed morsi, who think he's trying to become a dictator but those who support him, who thi
by egypt's islamist president, mohamed morsi. though country's rocky transition to democracy may hit a brick wall, two days of violent protest adding to the tension in what is already one of the most volatile regions of the world, mohamed morsi, the newly elected president and head of the muslim brotherhood giving himself near absolute power at the expense of egypt's courts and the country's justices firing back calling for a strike and protests until his decree is rescinded. and, there is...
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this is time that egypt doesn't have. there's a real interest in moving forward and creating solutions to the many problems that have been left behind by the mubarak era. the problem throughout the region where you see changes is this deep polarization between islamist parties and secular forces and both sides being deeply afraid that the other side is going to create -- whether it's an islamic regime or take countries back into autocratic rule. >> steven, you say president morsi and the muslim brotherhood after spending decades being sidelined by the mubarak regime, they're terrified of losing power. beyond that, is there much clarity about their motives in recent days? >> there doesn't seem to be. the muslim brotherhood is motivated, it's been decades out of power, and months in power. this seems to have been a misstep, a misjudgment. the question is, what were the motivations behind it? was it as some have suggested morsi was feeling confident riding a wave of international approval after brokering a cease-fire in the
this is time that egypt doesn't have. there's a real interest in moving forward and creating solutions to the many problems that have been left behind by the mubarak era. the problem throughout the region where you see changes is this deep polarization between islamist parties and secular forces and both sides being deeply afraid that the other side is going to create -- whether it's an islamic regime or take countries back into autocratic rule. >> steven, you say president morsi and the...
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heather: and a wave of violence sweeps egypt. take a look at this after the country's president grants himself new powers. a live report from cairo is next. heather: we begin with a fox news alert as new riotsareefingd the ability to take his opponents' powers away. i'm heather childress. rick: i'm rick folbaum. while he claims that his new self-appointed powers are meant to weed out the weebles from the former regime, they are creating serious concern both at home and abroad. >> reporter: a loud and sizable crowd of demonstrators at 9:00 in the new england cairo. we have seen episodes of forces, molotov clash with cocktails. the violence not confined to this city. the violence also in the city of alexandria where political offices of the muslim brotherhood were ransacked. martha maccallum declared absolute power saying any decree he issued would be legal and not able to be overturned or challenged by the courts. on paper basically putting himself above the law. supporters of morsi say it's a temporary move until egypt comes up w
heather: and a wave of violence sweeps egypt. take a look at this after the country's president grants himself new powers. a live report from cairo is next. heather: we begin with a fox news alert as new riotsareefingd the ability to take his opponents' powers away. i'm heather childress. rick: i'm rick folbaum. while he claims that his new self-appointed powers are meant to weed out the weebles from the former regime, they are creating serious concern both at home and abroad. >>...
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bringing the end to a crisis, a high stakes situation for egypt and the u.n. in fighting is the most intense the middle east has seen. jim frederick is joining us. as i mentioned, the latest development. the president, while he is in asia, making these important phone calls. obviously, wanting the same goal that everyone does at this point. >> yeah. i think the interesting thing so far is how removed the united states has been from the situation, from the negotiations going on in egypt and so people are starting to ask, is this a problem that the united states has to come in and solve? obama has hands-off. he's traveling throughout asia. the united states' voice here has been largely silent. i think part of that is purposeful, and i think part of that is leading from behind some of the strategies the united states has tried to pioneer over the past couple of years, and also i think it's a realization that the united states might not have as much leverage in the region or countries around the region it had a couple of years before the arab spring. >> isn't ther
bringing the end to a crisis, a high stakes situation for egypt and the u.n. in fighting is the most intense the middle east has seen. jim frederick is joining us. as i mentioned, the latest development. the president, while he is in asia, making these important phone calls. obviously, wanting the same goal that everyone does at this point. >> yeah. i think the interesting thing so far is how removed the united states has been from the situation, from the negotiations going on in egypt...
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they are afraid the latest power grab will lead egypt away from democracy and back into a dictatorship and possibly all of the way to shirea law. >> nonislamist egyptian activist mohammed el baradei is calling on the united states to condemn morsi. i am hoping to see a strong statement of condemnation by the u.s., by europe and everybody who really cares about human dignity. democrat and chairman of the senate committee of armed services carl levin says america needs to play the middle. >> i think we have to be cautious. we doesn't want to see a democratically elected auto krat take the place of an unelected dictator which is the case before that. on the other hand there are real pluses here. >> they will push the white house to take a side. they need to condemn morsi and condemn him now. >> this is not what taxpayers expect and our dollars will be directly related to the progress toward democracy which he promised the people of egypt when your party was elected president. rye nouns t renounce the statement he just made. if the judiciary is flawed in some way they can be cured over tim
they are afraid the latest power grab will lead egypt away from democracy and back into a dictatorship and possibly all of the way to shirea law. >> nonislamist egyptian activist mohammed el baradei is calling on the united states to condemn morsi. i am hoping to see a strong statement of condemnation by the u.s., by europe and everybody who really cares about human dignity. democrat and chairman of the senate committee of armed services carl levin says america needs to play the middle....
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. >> can you speak to egypt's role? there was word that egypt's prime minister -- egypt and israel have had this agreement and then in place for years. once mohammed morsi took over as the president, and he was for the muslim brotherhood, many started to question if you will honor that agreement. it is critical to peace in the middle east. your thoughts now that they are getting involved to some extent? >> first to welcome the peace agreement between israel and egypt is for the mutual interest. i think it is the bedrock of stability in this region. it is important that we really keep that in mind and any move on the egyptian side to try to help out in this situation would be looked upon favorably. but first and foremost responsibility for any government is its citizens. we cannot continue with a situation like that. hamas, in a sense, has turned from the whole region. they are really the enemies of peace and we should really try to work together to make sure that the military infrastructure is weekend to such a manner t
. >> can you speak to egypt's role? there was word that egypt's prime minister -- egypt and israel have had this agreement and then in place for years. once mohammed morsi took over as the president, and he was for the muslim brotherhood, many started to question if you will honor that agreement. it is critical to peace in the middle east. your thoughts now that they are getting involved to some extent? >> first to welcome the peace agreement between israel and egypt is for the...
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we search value the historical role in egypt. at the end of the day, we believe both israel and egypt are on the same side of the conflict. hamas is the bearer of bad news for the f palestinian people. we know that hamas spent the last seven years since israel's pullout from gaza in 2005 in order to acquire more and more weaponry, notre dam in order toe more and more arms. instead of a blooming, prosperous community, they turned gaza into one huge ammunition dump, and this has to end. the way to end this conflict is obviously by hamas stopping targeting israeli innocent civilians. >> i hope there's a cease-fire. i hope it ends well. >> thank you for having me. >> the president will be giving a press conference about this in the morning. >>> this is a fox news alert. paula broadwell, the jealous mistress whose anonymous e-mails lit the fuse that blew up the career of war hero and cia director david petraeus and deflected attention from the whole benghazi gate scandal was seen out this evening in washington, dc walking arm and arm
we search value the historical role in egypt. at the end of the day, we believe both israel and egypt are on the same side of the conflict. hamas is the bearer of bad news for the f palestinian people. we know that hamas spent the last seven years since israel's pullout from gaza in 2005 in order to acquire more and more weaponry, notre dam in order toe more and more arms. instead of a blooming, prosperous community, they turned gaza into one huge ammunition dump, and this has to end. the way...
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egypt has withdrawn its ambassador. is this peace treaty now in jeopardy? >> we hope not, and we think egypt can play a constructive role as it has in the past in persuades hamas to back down and mediating a peace the yippians. >> thank you very much and up thanks for being with us. aa very difficult day. >>> what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? that's next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." you won't find a "home rule" on every corner, a "stag provisions" down every block, or a "hugh and crye" in every town. these are the small businesses of america, and all across the nation they're getting ready for their day. hundreds of thousands of small businesses are preparing for november 24, a day to open doors, and welcome the millions of customers who will turn out to shop small. small business saturday. visit shopsmall.com and get ready. because your day is coming. starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that mo
egypt has withdrawn its ambassador. is this peace treaty now in jeopardy? >> we hope not, and we think egypt can play a constructive role as it has in the past in persuades hamas to back down and mediating a peace the yippians. >> thank you very much and up thanks for being with us. aa very difficult day. >>> what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? that's next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." you won't find a "home rule" on...